(27/02/2012)
 The
Government has vowed to adopt His Majesty the King’s advice on forestry
conservation in its implementation of water management plans.Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra said in her weekly television program, “Yingluck Government Meets the People,” that His Majesty the King had suggested that more trees be planted to prevent flooding. The suggestion was made when the Prime Minister and members of the Strategic Committee for Water Resources Management and the Strategic Committee for Reconstruction and Future Development were granted an audience with His Majesty on 24 February 2012 to present a report on the Government’s progress on water management. The audience came after the Government had a five-day tour of upstream, middle-stream, and downstream provinces to inspect anti-flood operations and flood rehabilitation. The Prime Minister said that His Majesty stressed the need for reforestation, which would help prevent landslides, as well. Severe action should be taken against those responsible for deforestation. As for the tackling of deforestation, she said that tree-replanting must start now and would continue on a long-term basis. Regarding water management, she said that the Government would bring about a natural equilibrium between flooding and drought. For instance, water in major dams would be released regularly and as much of the released water as possible must be used for agriculture. Prime Minister Yingluck said that, out of his concern for the well-being of the people, His Majesty was monitoring the country’s water management all the time. After presenting the report to His Majesty, the Government would improve all water management plans, so that they would be integrated. Another urgent task was that a national water information center would be set up to unify the management of information on water resources. The Prime Minister believed that there would be no recurrence of the devastating flood this year, as all parties concerned have prepared well for situations that could occur. In this connection, the Government is setting up a single command authority to manage the country’s water in an integrated manner. It will also follow up on the progress of flood control periodically. Meanwhile, the Ministry of Interior, through the Department of Disaster Prevention and Mitigation, held a meeting with governors of 11 provinces along the lower Chao Phraya river basin and the Bangkok Governor. The meeting discussed flood prevention and crisis management plans drawn up by each province. It was told that a major flood evacuation drill would be held by April this year to ensure that all related agencies would be ready to deal with any possible flooding situation.  |
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